US1237399A

US1237399A - Trap.

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Publication number: US1237399A
Application number: US15539817A
Authority: US
Inventors: Matthew J Sloan
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1917-03-17
Filing date: 1917-03-17
Publication date: 1917-08-21
Anticipated expiration: 1934-08-21

Description

M. LSLoAN.

TRAP' MIPLICATION FILED MAR. 1917.

1,937,399. PatentedAug. 2l, 1917.

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To all fio/wm t may concern.'

\ Be` it known that I, MATTHEW Jr SLoAN, a' citizen of the United States,residing at .Arch Creek, in the county. yofDade and State of Florida, have invented .certain new and useful.:Improvements in Traps; andI do hereby declare the following. to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, suchfas will enable others, skilled in the art to which it appertains to malte `and use the same.` A f. y. 4 i This invention relates totraps and the Aprincipal objectof the invention isjtok provide a trap which will be equally effective in catching eitheixbirds, fowls oranimals.

fA further object ,ofthe invention is to provide a trap wihereiiithe side walls are converged i inwardly and provided with prongs at their inner edges, suitable. ten

"sioning means beingprovidedwhereby when the victim has once enteredthe trap,y the inwardly converging portions of the side walls willbe urged together" to` substantially close the entrance to the trap, the prongs. preventing egress of the victim. y

A still further object of thelinvention is tol provide means for varying the size of the entrance opening and `further providing means for limiting the opening and clos-L ingrmovements of the lower portions of the wings in each adjusted` portion. y n y Vith these and `other objects in view as will appear' as the description proceeds, the

invention comprises the various novel fea-` tures of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more ,fully described' hereinafter and'set forth `with particularity in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my novel construction of trap; n

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 3, and

Fig.` 3 is a vertical sectional View taken on the line 3-3 of Fig.k 2. y i

Similar characters of reference are used to denote like parts throughout the following y description andr the accompanying drawings. l y

`Referring more particularly to the drawings, it will be seen thatI have in this instance shown the trap to be of circular for mation, but I desire to khave it understood that -thetrap may be of any 'desired shape or ldesign found desirable'and best suited fortlie purpose intended. ,The

reference numerals

1 and 2 represent the top and bottom of the trap respectively,

while the numeral 3 kindicates the verticaly side walls of the trap, the top being provided with a door il thatis hingedly con-y nected to the top as at 5 and is designed to be secured by a suitable catch 6.

The side walls 3 are converged inwardly to .provide a pair of wings 7 that are securely attached together at their upper edges and tothe top 1 byy suitable fastening means 8@ The inner upright-.edges of the wings 7L diverge downwardly from thetop to the bottom so as to provide an entrance opening for the victim. n

In order that the wings be held subl-rr Nr onnicn.

p specification of Letters Patent. Pawnee@ Aug 21, 1917 i i i l kiippiimion tied March 17, 1917. serial No. 155,398.

stantially closed, I provide resilient rein- ,V

'forcing stays 9 that" are arranged longitudirnally of the wings and havetheir outer ends flexed around into engagement with the side wallsB, these outer terminal. ends being securely attached to the side walls byv suitable fastening means 10, while the y inner ends of the stays are sharpened as indicated by the numeral 11. By,` flexing the outer ends of the stay wires around into engagement with the side walls of the trap, a sufficient amount of tension is placed upon ythe wings so as to urge them together the full limit of their' movement. By this construction it will be apparent that a small bird, fowl or animal may enter the trap ben y tween the wings 7, the wings being forced apart sufficiently to permit of his entrance, while the resilient stay wires serve to immediately bring the wings together or toward each other, while-the sharpened ends 11 will prevent any attempted egress of the victim. i y

Mounted upon and securely attached to the bottom 2 is a bar or wire rod 12, which y is provided intermediate its end with a plurality of spaced upright arms 13 between which are designed to' be positioned the lower free edges of the wings. As shown the wingsr are positioned between the central` pair of upright arms 13, and should the entrance opening be desired to be slightly increased so as to permit of the entrance of a larger size victim, the lower edges of the wings are lifted up and placed over between the next outer pair of arins.v Each pair of arms is spaced apart just suiiiciently permit of the entrance of the desired size victim.

I/Vhile I have shown the trap constructed of wire mesh, it is to be understood that it may be made of any other material found desirable and suited lfor the purpose.

That I claim is f 1. A trap comprising a top, bottom and side walls, said side walls being converged inwardly to provide a pair of wings, means forv securing the upper ledges of said wings together and to the itop, the inner yupright edges of said wings divergin'g downwardly, and means for e'xertingfan inward tension on the lower free portions of said wings.

'2. A trap comprising a top, bottom and side walls, said side walls being converged inwardly to lprovide a pair oil wings, means for securing the upper 4edges of said wings together and Lto the top, the inner upright edges "of said wings 'divergin'g downwardly, means for exerting `an inward tension 'on the lower free' portions offsaid win-gs, means fo'r limiting the 'opening Aand closing movements of said wings.

'3: A trap comprising a top, bottom and side wfalls,'said side walls being converged inwardly to .provide a pair lof wings, means for securing vthe upper iedges of said wings varying the size of the entrance opening between said wings.

4. A trap comprising a top, bottom and side walls, said side walls being converged inwardly to provide a pair of wings, means for securing the upper edges of said wings together and to the top7 resilient stay wires attached -lto and arranged longitudinally of each wing, the outer free ends of said wires beingexed around into engagement with the side walls, Yineairs for attaching 'the outer free ends "to ysaid r`side walls, and means for varying ftl'ie `*size of the entrance opening between said wings.

5. A "trap 'comprising a top, 'bottom and sidewalls, said side walls being converged inwardly Eto provide a pair of wings, means for securing the upper edges of said wings together and to 'the top, te'nsioned stay wires carried by each wing and attached to the side walls, the inner free ends of said 'wi-res being sharpened, and means for varying the entrance opening 'betvveen said wings.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specication in the presence of 'two subscribing witnesses.

MATTHEW J. SLOAN. Witnesses:

E. R. BRION, A. ySnonn.

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. Washington, D. C.